M G Biography • Born in 1929, New York City, Hungarian Jewish Family • High School of Music And Art • Cooper Union Art School (via a Fulbright Scholarship) Graduated in 1951 • Academy of Fine Arts, Bologna, Italy Biography • 1954 Co-founded Push Pin Studio with Seymour Chwast, Reynold Ruffins and Edward Sovel • 1968 New York Magazine • 1975 Eventually left Push Pin Studio to pursue multiple interests Awards • 1992 the Honors Awards from the American Institute of Architects (A.I.A) • 1996 The Society of Illustrators Gold Medal, the St.Gauden’s Medal from The Cooper Union, and the Prix Savignac for the World’s Most Memorable Poster • 2004 Lifetime Achievement Awards from the Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum • 2009 National Medal of Arts by President Obama George Salter (1897- 1967) • German • Excellent calligrapher & illustrator • Book Cover Designer • Taught for nearly 30 years of Cooper Union • His designs were signature pieces for some of the important literary works of the 20 century • “He was a man of great integrity and he was an influential teacher --- so decent, so nurturing” …Glaser Alfred Döblin’s novel Berlin Alexanderplatz (1929) • Designed in 1977 • Promote tourism in New York City (later to promote NY State) • Design:  American Typewriter ( a rounded Slab Serif typeface)  Innovative Pop-style • The most internationally recognizable icon • 2001 “I love NY” were recreated to be “I love NY more than ever” Imitation: Bob Dylan Poster (1966) • Historical Background: – 1960s: Rock ‘n’ Roll rose – New genre of poster art – John Berg (Columbia Records) asked Glaser to create a poster for Dylan’s album “Greatest Hits” Features: • Shadow of the face of Bob Dylan • Similar composition Self portrait of Marcel Duchamp (1957) Features: • Colourful curly hair – Invented by Glaser • Described as “Psychedelic” – Often associated with rock posters – Rock ‘n’ Roll often related to “Psychedelic” Features: • “DYLAN” – An own invented typeface by Glaser – Reused in another poster for a Mahalia Jackson concert at Lincoln Center (1967) Facts: • One of the most widely circulated of all time • ≥ 6 million were distributed with the album • “I would have redone the hair. It’s a little clumsy.” Milton Glaser • "In 1968, Clay Felker and I founded New York Magazine, where I was president and design director until 1977. The publication became the model for city magazines, and stimulated a host of imitations." --- Milton Glaser VS